[1] It is endemic to the limestone forests of Samar, Leyte, and parts of Mindanao in the Philippines.

It is classified as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

[2] Despite its critically endangered status, it is grown commonly as a houseplant.

[3] It was described by Nicholas Edward Brown in The Gardeners' Chronicle in 1885.

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